Powerful witchcraft. A hunt for sunken treasure. Forbidden love on the high seas. Beware the Amalfi Curse…Haven Ambrose, a trailblazing nautical archaeologist, has come to the sun-soaked village of Positano to investigate the mysterious shipwrecks along the Amalfi Coast. But Haven is hoping to find more than old artifacts beneath the azure waters; she is secretly on a quest to locate a trove of priceless gemstones her late father spotted on his final dive. Upon Haven’s arrival, str...

In the dark recesses of a hangar, hidden deep in the Mojave desert, an experimental hypersonic aircraft awaits a highly classified task.A secret to all but a handful of men, the XS-81 has a very specific purpose, ready to protect the United States' military secrets from a new wave of Soviet satellites.To crew a politically sensitive first mission, a young test pilot will sit alongside an Edwards AFB veteran. For Captain Red Brunson, this is a chance to make...

Originally published in 1988, and charting the first decade of Prince’s meteoric rise, Prince: Imp of the Perverse, was the earliest book to explore Prince’s prodigious and eccentric talent.Prince Rogers Nelson stood alone as a musical maestro amongst his peers, and proved you could do it all yourself: write, play, perform, produce and take control of your career. He took American pop by the scruff of the neck and shaped it to his own mercurial ends.This contemporary accoun...

'I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.'First published in 1901, Up From Slavery is Booker T. Washington's powerful memoir, recounting his journey from enslavement to becoming a leading educator and advocate for Black progress.Born into slavery in the American South, Washington recalls his rise to becoming a founder of the Tuskeg...

Smile. You're on camera. Everywhere you go.— A conwoman. A cop. A gentleman. A rebel. —In a small suburb of Connecticut, and totally unaware of each other, four lives are about to collide.But will their lives entangle before experienced cop, Nate Bennett, and rookie cop, Maggie Zucha, complete their investigation of tracking down footage that, if released, will shake America to its very core?Their detective skills are put to the toughest test, but they'll nee...

IN THE FUTURE, TECHNOLOGY WILL EXCEED HUMANITY… OF THAT THERE IS NO DOUBT.Time: 2047Place: Washington DC.A loner. A teacher. A killer. A preacher.On the streets of the capital city, four lives may be about to collide.And if they do, a nation once regarded as “the greatest country in the world”, will begin to self destruct.President Sally W. Campbell can see the danger coming. But can her plan to end America’s misery come to fruition before it’...

'Both powerful and deeply needed' — Cary Carbonaro, CFP®, MBA, author, Women and Wealth'Twenty real stories from advisors sharing what they've actually seen' — Carl Richards, author, Your Money'G****enuinely transformative' **— Tim Maurer, CFP®, RLP®, author, Simple Money***********What if the greatest risk isn't running out of money—but running out of life before you use it?**Most people approach money backw...

Bloomsbury presents…The Birth of Breakingby Serouj "Midus" Aprahamianread by Greg LockettThe untold story of how breaking – one of the most widely practiced dance forms in the world today – began as a distinctly African American expression in the Bronx, New York, during the 1970s.Breaking is the first and most widely practiced hip-hop dance in the world, with around one million particip...

Formula One meets The Hating Game in this rivals-to-lovers romance between a legacy driver and F1’s first woman driver⭐⭐Now with a bonus short story exclusive to eBook readers! ⭐⭐Diana Zahrani is Formula One’s first female racing driver this century. All the other drivers are told to race carefully around her, and leave her to her real job: being a pretty face and good advertising for a hypermasculine sport. But Diana’s not worked this hard her who...

Three years ago, Lexie destroyed their friendship group with a single, unforgivable act. Now she’s bringing them all back together. And someone’s going to pay…On a cold October night, a group of old college friends arrive at a fog-shrouded lakehouse, summoned by a curious email that reads more like a threat than an invitation. From the woman no one has spoken to for three years.There’s the cynical best friend, the anguished fiancé, the careless player, the ...

'Jaw-dropping' The Economist'A mind-altering and unforgettable read' Adam Tooze'If you wish to know how the world really works, read this book' Misha GlennyA globe-trotting investigation into the catastrophic reality of the multi-billion-dollar global garbage trade.Dumps and landfills around the world are overflowing. The millions of tonnes of garbage generated ever...

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.Drones are in the newspaper, on the TV screen, swarming through the networks, and soon, we're told, they'll be delivering our shopping. But what are drones? The word encompasses everything from toys to weapons. And yet, as broadly defined as they are, the word “drone” fills many of us with a sense of technological dread. Adam Rothstein cuts through the mystery, the unknown, and...